The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-01-07

American secretary OF the W orld'> W. Z. tt.
1863 Main street. GernautoWn Pa.
The following statement of the aims and
objects of the Worlds w. {. T. L. is made
in reply to numerous questions:
The World's W. {. T. t. is proposed to
be a federation Of all the womcn's societies
engaged i'll temperance and social purity
work throughout the world, Tor the par
pose of mutual enlightenment ana help; and
with the object sf creating moral power
that shall he felt in the governments OF the
world.
The W. {. T. L. of the United Stairs
has proved beyond the possibility 0f ques-
ton that the existence of a common organ
izatien binding together a large extent of
country is Of great advantage in transmit
ting from one place to another suggestions
for work, and help in carrying these Sug-
gestions out
1t is obvious that World W. {. I. I.
must necessarily multiply this effectiveness
in proportion To the extent Of its organiza-
ton. 1t will provide Worldwide net
work by which temperance and social
purity workers of every nation may com
municate with one another, and may be
enabled to help each other in their great
reforms.
The especial advantages resulting will
be as follows: The workers in each coun-
try will have an opportunity to become in
formed first. of the methods of work sue
cessfully carried on III ali other countries;
and secondly, of the most useful provisions
of the already existing laws on temperance
and social purity in all civilized states, and
the methods in which these laws can be
applied with the greatest advantage and
the least risk; and also of all proposed and
newly executed laws as they are brought
forward in any nation.
Besides these advantages of Il network
oil communication and general intelli
gence department. ii Is intended that the
whole force of the Worlds Union shall be
turned upon the international questions al-
fecting social and temperance reform.
There is work To he done i'll this direction
in improving the Exradition Treaties as
occasion arises, and in bringing pressure
To bear against the forcing Of alcohol and
o her stimuants and narcotics upon savage
and semi-ciyilized communities. There
are immense and hitherto neglected scan
dals in relation to the forcing Of the worst
! forms of drink upon the natives through
out the continent of Africa and other
| places. by the so-called civilized merchants
| of all nationaities. Is the unciyilzed
/ portion of the word is at present in the
course Of being rapidly divided under the
nominal sovereignty Of the various great
powers. this is exactly the time when
prompt and uniform action ought to be
taken to force every government to protect
these hopeless people from the aw FIJI curse
Of the liqnor traffic as the Dominion of
| Canada protects The Indians Of their North
west Territory, not only by a strictly en-
forced penal law against furnishing them
with intoxicating drink, but also by adopt
ing and maintaining, primarily forthe ben
eft OF the Indians, rigid exclusion Of all
alcoholic liquors from the whole territory.
| There is at this very moment crying
need for international rcmonstranee and
interference ia regard to the administration
Of the great Free State of Congo, which
was placed Under international control by
the recent Congress at Berlin. The liquor
traffic is steadily assuming an appalling
magnitude in this state under the sanction
and protection OF the Powers and is likely,
if not arrested, to utterly ruin tue native